Gods glory 1. King 19. 10. Apoâ— 3. 19. Here we are to consider Wherein this zeale must shewit selfe How it ought to be qualified It must shew it selfe in regard of the Meanes of Gods glory and in this respect it coÌ„taineth 2. duties viz. a Feruent desire and forward care y â— the means of aduancing Gods glory may bee vsed both by TheÌ„selues T it 2. 14â— 3. 8. Rom. 12. 11. Act. 18. 25. Others 2. Cor. 11. 2. Col. 4. 13. Hebr. 10. 24. Willing and cheerfull vsing of the meanes and doing of the things whereby God may be glorified 1. Chron. 28. 9. 1. Ioh. 5. 3. Ioh. 4. 34. Psalm 122. 1. Esa. 58. 13. Act. 17. 11. 2 Cor. 9. 7. Impediments of Gods glory in respect wherof it is a compound affection of feruent loue and desire of promoting Gods glory and a vehement indignation conceiued against the obstacles therof 1. King 19. 10. Ioh. 2. 17. Numb 25. 11. 2. Pet. 2. 7. Psalm 119. 136. This zeale ought to be Pure Proceeding from a sincere affection not mixed with Malice and emulation Hypocrisie Guided by knowledge assuring the party of the goodnesse of the cause Gal. 4. 18. Discreet therefore both Moderate not exceeding the Proportion of the cause Bounds of a mans calling Seasonable Prou. 25. 11. Oppos. Want of zeale whereof are two degrees Lukewarmnesse Apoc. 3. 15 16. when men are neither hot nor cold c. Coldnesse and as it were deadnesse in Religion Zeph. 1. 12. Corrupt zeale being either Mixed with corrupt affections to which it is pretended and therefore not sincere but counterfait as with Maliciousnes which is bitter zeale Ia. 3. 14. Couetousnes Ioh. 12. 5 6. Ambition and vaine-glory c. 2. King 10. 16 29. Not guided by Knowledge which is a blind zeale Rom. 10. 2. Phil. 3. 6. Ioh. 16. 2. the which the more feruent the more surious it is Act. 26. 11â—22 23. DiscretioÌ„ which is a preposterouszeale being either Immoderate exceeding as in schismaticks the Proportion of y e cause Compasse of a mans calling Vnseasonable Ioh. 18. 10. Luk. 9. 54. Delighting and reioycing in God Psalm 37. 4. â—104 34. Phil. 3. 1 3. Rom. 5. 11. his Word is sweet vnto them Psal. 19. 10. Him alone 1. Cor. 1. 31. 2 Cor. 10. 17. Gal. 6. 14. in Christ crucified And this we are to dâ—e at all times Phil. 4. 4. both in the time of Prosperity Ier. 9. 23 24. Aduersity 1. Sam. 30. 6. 1. Thes. 1. 6. Rom. 5. 3 5. Thankefulnesse to God in all estates Eph. 5. 20. both in time of Prosperity Psalm 116. 12 13. Aduersity Iob 1. 21. Lam. 3. 22. Him alone as the Author of all good things Iam. 1. 17. This thankfulnesse is to bee testified by glorifying him both in Word giuing thanks 1. Thes. 5. 18. Luk. 2. 20. Psal. 50. 23. Deeâ— by doing those things which are acceptable vnto him Psal. 16. 2. Ioh. 15. 8. Opp. Not delighting or reioycing in God nor in his Word a signe that men haue not tasted how good the Lord is 1. Pet. 2. 3. Delighting and reioycing in other things more than in the Lord for what men loue that they delight in as worldly men in the fruition of worldly desires Voluptuous meÌ„ in their pleasures which are their delights some in sinfull pleasures who glory in their shame Phil. 3. 19. Couetous men in their riches Luk. 12. 19. Ambitious men in their honour and glory Deut. 4. 27. Oppos. Vnthankfulnesse to God 2. Tim. 3. 2. in not Acknowledging him the Author of those good things which wee haue 1. Cor. 4. 7. Praising him and giuing him thankes Luk. 17. 17 18. Bringing forth the fruits of obedience to his glory Esa. 5. 4. To ascribe the thankes which are due vnto God either to Fortune Idols Hos. 2. 5 8. Ier. 44. 17 18. our owne worthines 1. Cor. 4. 7. Other creatures which are but the instruments of God to our good Obedience 1. Ioh. 5. 3. Ioh. 14. 1â— Here consider To whom simple and absolute obedieÌ„ce is to be performed To God in submitting our selues to his reuealed will whereto we are to conforme our Hearts which is inward obedience Ps. 40. 7 8. Liues Math. 6 10. Him alone no creature is to be obeyed but in the Lord. Eph. 5. 21. Act. 4. 19. â— 5. 29. What manner of obedience is required viz. an obedience Totall in respect of the Doer with all our might Deut. 6. 5. Things all that is commanded Gal. 3. 10 Iam. 2. 11. Time alwayes Deut. 5. 29. â— 11. 1. 2. Kin. 17. 37. Or entire at the least that is both Sincere Rom. 6. 17. 2. Chr. 25. 2. Voluntary 1. Chr. 28. 9. Patience 1. Cor. 13. 7. Rom. 12. 12. Phil. 1. 29. Iam. 1. 12. Where we are to consider the Obiect that is the crosse which is that measure of affliction which God layeth on his children and those are Chastisements 1. Cor. 11. 32. Apoc. 3. 19. Heb. 12. 6. Psa. 94. 12 13. Tryals Deut. 8. 2. 16. Iam. 1. 3. Manner for the crosse Luk 9 23. is to bee borne Humbly and meekly Iob 1. 20 21. Esa. 53. 7. Mic. 7. 9. Comâ—ortably and cheerfully Col. 1. 11. 1. Pet. 4. 13. Constantly Iam. 1. 4. Opp. In regard of the Obiect Disobedience to God by Omission CoÌ„mission and either by NegligeÌ„ce Contempt Obedience to Man more than to God 1. Sam. 22. 18. The flesh and the diuell Rom. 6. 16. Manner not With all our heart but perfunctorily negligently and for fashion sake Totall but partiall and as it were by halues Continuall and perpetuall but Temporary By fits Sincere but hypocriticall Voluntary but forced by seruile feare and therefore not constant but counterfeit Oppos. The disorder to suffer much for the loue of the world but to suffer little or nothing for the loue of God The extremes in the Excesse Rashnesse in running into trouble and danger Ecclus 3. 27. Foole-hardinesse in not auoiding it when lawfully they may Senslesnesse Ier. 5. 3. ImpatieÌ„ce either Murmuring repining Gen. 4. 15 16. Psalm 39. 10. Lam. 3. 26. Fainting and being ouercome with too much griefe 2. Cor. 4. 16. Seeking an issue by vnlawfull meanes Feare of God the awefull and son-like feare concurring with the true loue of God and faith in Christ. Psalm 111. 10. Eccles. 12. 13. Prou. 28. 14. Psalm 112. 1. â— 128. 1. 4. The obiect of feare is the anger of God conceiued against sinne Psalm 90. 11. Esa. 64. 5. And thus wee are to feare the displeasure of God in regard of the time Past because wee haue sinned and by sinne prouoked the Lord to wrath This terrour or feare in the godly and elect causeth them to meet the Lord Amos 4. 12. and by repentance to preuent his iudgement 2. Chron. 34. 19 27. Act. 2. 37. â— 16. 29 30. To come that wee may not sin Prou. 8. 13. â— 14. 27. Iob 28 28. fearing Chiefly the anger and displeasure
of God it selfe 1. Pet. 1. 17. 2. Cor. 7. 1. Act. 9. 31. Luk. 1. 74. 2. Tim. 1. 7. Secondarily the effects of his anger which are his iudgements and chastisements Psalm 119. 120. Hab. 3. 16. Deut. 5. 29. Opp. as the Disorder which is preposterous feare of God in regard of the time Past which is the horrour of the wicked auerting them from him as from a seuere or cruell Iudge Gen. 3. 10. Heb. 10. 29. Iam. 2. 19. Mat. 8. 29. To come when men feare not the displeasure of God it selfe but onely the effect of it which is punishment this is seruile feare 1. Ioh. 4. 18. Rom. 4. 15. Other things more than of God Luk. 12. 4 5. 1. Pet. 3. 14. Esa. 51. I2 I3 Apoc. 21. 8. Extremes in the Excesse fearfulnes 2. Tim. 1. 7 working either Superstition or scrupulous care to serue God according to mens inuentions Esa. 29. 13. Act. 17. 22. Despaire Esa. 12. 2. â— 43. 1 5. or astonishment Exod. 20. 20. Luk. 5. 9. Defect Carnall security when men destitute of true faith and repentance doe notwithstanding promise to themselues impunity Prou. 28. 14. Psal. 36. 1 2. Esa. 28. 15. Rom. 3. 18. Gen. 20. 11. Humility to be added to the former as another duty of the soule which we owe to God Mic. 6. 8. and as a meanes and signe of all the former Mat. 11. 29. 1. Pet. 5. 5. Math. 18. 1 4. Where consider the Nature of humility which is to humble a man and as it were to make him euen with the ground stripping himselfe of all praise and renouncing all conceit of his owne worthinesse that all praise may wholly be ascribed to God Psa. 115. 1. Dan. 9. 7 8 9. 1. Chr. 29. 14. Gen. 32. 10. 1. Cor. 15. 10. Cause of it the acknowledgement of Our owne vilenesse and vnworthinesse in respect of our Mould wee being but dust and ashes Gen. 18. 27. Ecclus. 10. 12. Miserable estate in our selues in regard of Our sinne Luk. 18. 13â—15 19. PunishmeÌ„t due to vs for the same Ga. 3. 10. Mercy and bounty of God so vndeseruedly vouchsafed vnto vs. Genes 32. 10. Lam. 3. 22. 1. Cor. 4. 7. Outwardly and in the whole man we are to haue God by honouring him Mal. 1. 6. 1. Cor. 6. 20. We are to honour God with the honor of the Signe which is religious adoration and is to be performed to the Lord alone Math. 4. 10. Esa. 45. 23. Deed which 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 worship or seruice â—◠〈…〉 c. Deu. 6. 13. â—10 20. 〈◊〉 Opp. Counterfeit humility Mat. 6. 16. Esa. 58. 5. Pride Pro. 16. 5. in Assuming to our selues that praise which is due to God Dan. 4. 27. Act. 12. 22 23. Not acknowledging either Our owne vnworthines but arrogating to our selues such or so great good things as wee haue not Gal. 6. 3. Luk. â— 8. 9 11. Pro. 30. 12. Bounty of God towards vs but ascribing y e good things wee haue to our selues 1. Cor. 4. 7. Opp. Not honouring of God which is profanenesse and contempt of God Mal. 3. 14. Iob 21. 14 15. Not honouring him alone which is idolatry whether it bee with the honour of the Signe Psalm 44. 20. Act. 10 25 26. Apo. 19. 10. Deed. Deut. 13. 13. â— 17. 3. Exod. 22. 20. The second Commandement The Affirmatiue part Commanding vs to worship God by such meanes after such a manner as he hath prescribed in his Wâ—rd and is agreeable to his nature Deut. 12. 30 31 32. that is to say in Spirit and in truth Ioh. 4. 23 24. His Nature is spirituall his Word is truth and therefore hee is to bee worshipped in Spirit that is By spirituall meanes After a spirituall manner Truth that is By true meanes After a true manner that is such as is prescribed in the Word The speciall duties concerne the Parts and sorts of Gods worship Circumstances and ceremonies The Parts The worship of God is partly Inward of the soule which the Lord chiefly respecteth Outward with which the inward is euer to be ioyned Heere therefore is commanded vprightnesse in Gods worship Luk. 1. 75. Ioh. 4. 23 24. Psalm 119. 7. 1. Thes. 2. 4. Act. 10. 33. Luk. 8. 15. The common affections The worsh. of God is Priuate Publike in which are required Inwardly vnanimity Act. 1. 14. â—2 1. â—8 6. Mat. 18. 19. Outwardly vniformity Psal. 34. 3. The Negatiue part Forbidding all will-worship and superstition whereby men worship God according to their owne inuentions Col. 2. 8 23. Num. 15. 39. whether it bee in regard of the Meanes Leuit. 10. 1 2. Ioh. 22. 10. 2. Kin. 16. 10. Manner Esa. 1. 11 12 13. â— 66. 3. But here especially are forbidden as the grossest sinnes against this commandement vnder which the Lord would forbid the rest Making Images to our selues vnder which he forbiddeth all meanes deuised by our selues 1. Ioh. 5. vlt. Deut. 27. 15. Worshipping him by Images whereby all counterfeit and corrupt worship is forbidden Deut. 4. 12 15. Exod. 32. 1 4. 5. Psal. 97. 7. Opp. Hypocrisie in the worship of God Esa. 29. 13. Mic. 6 7. 8. Psal. 17. 1. Ezech. 33. 31. Opp. Schisme and diuision 1. Cor. 11. 18. Confusion 1. Cor. 11. 21. The sorts The worship of God is either Inuocation of the name of God Ministery and hearing of the Word Administration and receiuing of the Sacraments 1. Of Inuocation and that it is to bee vsed 1. Thes. 5. 17. Luk. 21. 36. Iam. 4. 2. Dan. 6. 10. The things generally required in Inuocation are partly Essentiall Accidentall Essentiall as 1. To whom 2. In whose name 3. How or in what manner 4. By whose helpe 5. For what things 1. To whom namely to God and to him alone which is prescribed in the first CoÌ„mandement Ps. 50. 15. â— 65. 3. Luk. 11. 2. And of him wee are to conceiue as hee hath reuealed himselfe in his Word 2. In whose name viz. in the name of Christ. Eph. 3. 12 Ioh. 16. 24. Dan. 9. 17. And in his name alone as being the onely Mediator as of Redemption Act. 4. 12. so also of Intercession 1. Tim. 2. 5. 3. The manner according to the will of God reuealed in his Word 1. Ioh. 5. 14. Rom. 8. 27. viz. Before we call vpon God wee are to prepare our selues by meditation Psal. 108. 1. Eccl. 4. 17. â— 5. 1. In the action it selfe there are duties required Generally in the soule Specially in the Mind Heart Opp. Neglect of Prayer Psal. 14. 1 4. Iob 21. 15. Opp. Prayer to Saints or Angels Esa. 63. 16. Act. 10. 26. Apoc. 19. 10. Ier. 2. 13. Misconceiuing of God and so worshipping they know not what Ioh. 4. 22. in respect of the Nature As the Anthropomorphites and ignorant persons who conceiue God vnder the shape of a man Persons For the true God is the Father the Son and the holy Ghost He therefore who denyeth any
1. 21. Worldly cares which cause men to receiue the seed as it were among thorns Luk. 8. 14. Ier. 4. 4 Eze. 33. 31 Excesse in diet surfetting and drunkennesse Luk. 21. 34. Conceit of our owne knowledge that wee may heare with meeknesse Iam. 1. 21. Psal. 25. 9. Prou. 26. 12. Preiudicate opinions that wee may heare with docility Luk. 18. 34. Hypocrisie which maketh men like the stony ground Luk. 8. 13. Curiosity that wee may come to learne rather than to iudge censure Act. 17. 20. 21. Hatred of the Ministers person or mislike 1. King 22. 7 8. Itching of y â— eares affectioÌ„ to heare such as delight the eares and please their fancies 2. Tim. 4. 3. Mica 2. 11. Schismatical affectioÌ„ to hear some Ministers in comparison of them to contemne others 1. Cor. 1. 11. 12 â— 3. 4 Vsing helps See A. While we heare B. After wee haue heard C. A. The helps which we are to vse are Meditation Whither we goe to wit to the place of Gods presence to appeare before him To what end to Performe an holy and vpright seruice vnto God Vse religiously the meanes of our saluation What our wants be in regard of Knowledge Faith Obedience c. How necessary profitable and effectuall the Word of God is for relieuing our wants that wee may come with hungring and thirsting desires to the hearing of the Word 1. Pet. 2. 2. Prayer for The Minister that God would assist him and direct him by his Spirit c. Ephes. 6. 9. Col. 4. 3. Our selues that the Lord would illuminate our mindes open our hearts strengthen our memories subdue our affections transforme our liues into the obedience of his truth c. Psalm 119. B. Duties while we heare 1. To set our selues in Gods presence and to behaue our selues as before him Act. 10. 33. 2. To acknowledge the Minister to be the Embassador of God 2. Cor. 5 20 and to heare the Word preached as the Word of God 1. Thes. 2. 13. Deut. 3 2. 3. Ionas 3. 5. 3. To heare with Reuerence and feare Esa. 66. 2. Silence Men are silent to heare but their Superiour speake Iob 29. 9. Readinesse and desire to heare Act. 17. 11. Attention Act. 8. 6. Luk. 4. 20. â— 19. 48. â— 8. 8. Faith Heb. 4. 2. Act. 13. 48. Alacrity and not with wearinesse Constancy not departing before the end Meeknesse and submission Iam. 1. 21. accommodating our selues to euery part or passage of the Sermon as wheÌ„ the Minister Teacheth with teachablenesse to learne Confuteth to lay aside our errour that wee may be found in the faith Tit. 1. 13. Exhorteth or reprooueth c. to receiue y â— words of exhortation Heb. 13. 22. Prou. 15. 31 32. Not as Act. 5. 33. â— 7. 54 â— 22. 22 23. And not With wandring minds Ezech. 33. 31. Reading or being otherwise occupied Sleeping Act. 20. 9. 4. To receiue it into a good and honest heart with desire to retaine it and with purpose to practise it Luk 8. 15. 5. To lay it vp in the treasure of our hearts Luk. 2. 19. 51. Prou. 4. 21. and to heare for afterwards Esa. 42. 23. Not to let it slip from vs. Heb. 2. 1. C. Duties after wee haue heard To Meditate of that which we haue heard and as it were to chew the cud Act. 17. 10 11. Psalm 1. 2. Conferre with others especially such as are committed to our charge Deut. 6. 7. Call it to mind as occasion shall bee offered and not to bee hearers of forgetfulnesse Iam. 1. 25. Endeuour to practise it Luk. 8. 15. â— 6. 48. â— 11. 28. Iam. 1. 22. 3. The administration and vse of the Sacraments Wherein we are to follow the direction of Gods Word viz. that wee vse Those Sacraments and no other which the Lord hath instituted in his Word Them after that manner which God hath prescribed in his Word The Sacraments of the New Testament for the Old appertaine not to vs are onely two viz. Baptisme The Lords Supper In the right vse of Baptisme there are duties required in the Party baptizing in whom it is required that he Be a lawfull Minister Doe administer it according to Christs institution where consider What viz. the Element which is water only Sacramental word To whom viz. to those who are within the couenant whether Growne persons Infants Party baptized viz. faith and repentance Truly professed by him that is of yeeres Promised in behalfe of the Infant and performed when he comes to yeeres People To be present to receiue the party baptized into the congregation To ioyne in prayer for the party baptized Otherwise we Build vpon the sand Luk. 6. 49. Aggrauate our sinne and encrease our punishment Ioh. 15. 22. To these the Papists adde fiue other The Papists permit priuate persons yea Midwiues to baptize The Papists adde Oyle Salt and Spittle c. The Papists suppresse it in an vnknowne language Opp. To breake the Vow of Baptisme Opp. To depart 1. Cor. 11. 23. In the right vse of the Lords Supper there are duties required in The Minister that he administer it according to Christs institution where consider What hee is to administer viz. The elements both Bread Wine The Sacramentall Word How with such Sacramentall rites and actions as were ordained by Christ. To whom to the faithfull in profession at the least And not to Profane persons Heretikes or excoÌ„municat persons Such as caÌ„not prepare themselues To what end that it might be a Sacrifice of praise to God Memoriall of Christs death Meanes to confirme the faith of the receiuer c. The faithfull among the people viz. to Receiue the Communion when it is administred Receiue it worthily Whereunto are duties required Before viz. due preparation consisting in A triall of our selues how wee stand towards God in regard of our Knowledge Faith Repentance Neighbours in regard of brotherly loue Prayer Confessing our sins and wants Desiring Gods blessing vpon his owne ordinance At the CommunioÌ„ some thing is to be Considered the sacramentall vnion of the signe and the thing signified Done viz. the bread the wine are to bee receiued with Faith Thanksgiuing shewing â—orth the death of Christ. Afterwards to Be thankfull to God Labour to feele the fruit and benefit of the Sacrament Performe y â— repeÌ„tance w ch in the time of our preparatioÌ„ we either purposed or promised The Papists with hold the Cup from the people The Papists powre water into their wine They mutter the words as a charme ouer the bread They vse diuers gesticulations partly Ridiculous Idolatrous as Eleuation Adoration Carrying about the Bread The Popish Priests distribute nothing to others but are the onely receiuers in their priuate Masses The Papists consecrate their Eucharist that it may bee Adored and carried about in pompe and not to be receiued A sacrifice propitiatory for the quicke and the dead An Idoll which they worship in stead of Christ. And these were the parts
Meditation Prayer Following as Meditation of the Word heard Application of it to our vse Conference with others if wee be not alone c. Seuerally are required as Meanes of sanctification as Reading Meditation of Gods Word Workes of Creation RedeÌ„ption by Christ. Inuocation by Prayer Thankes-giuing and singing of Psalms Ps. 92. 1 Godly conference Works of sanctification as y â— workes of mercy Outward as Almesâ—giuing visiting the sicke c. Inward spirituall as to Teach the ignorant Reclaime the erroneous Admonish the backward Exhort stir vp one another Rebuke the offendour Comfort the distressed Giue counsell to them which need it or seeke it Reconcile them which bee at variance c. To neglect the priuate sanctification of the Sabbath mis-spending the time in Worldly 〈◊〉 Idlenesse Vanity Sinne c. 2. We are to remember or as Deut. 5. 12. to obserue the Sabbath that we may sanctifie it Where are duties required both Before so to cast our businesse before-hand and so to dispose of our affaires and iourneyes c. that on the Sabbath we shall not need to bee distracted with bodily labours or worldly businesse On the Sabbath studiously to obserue it that is both Seriously soundly as the words import Willingly and with delight Esa. 58. 13. To the weekly Sabbath wee are to adde all other Sabbaths lawfully ordained by the Church all w ch are to be consecrated as Sabbaths to the Lord whether they be Ordinary and Anniuersary such as were the feast of Purim Hest. 3. 7. â— 9. 21. The Dedication 1. Macca 4. 59. Ioh. 10. 22. Are the feasts of Christs Natiuity Resurrection Ascension Pentecost Extraordinary w ch are Sabbaths of â—oy and thankes-giuing Neh. 8. 9 10. Humiliation Ioel 1. 14. â— 2. 15. 2. Chr. 20. 3. Opp. To bee mindfull of the Sabbath to profane it as those who hauing any extraordinary businesse will not bestow any part of the weeke vpon it but will reserue it for the Sabbath and make bold with God to borrow part of his day c. To obserue the Sabbath for fashion sake keeping the outward Rest onely putting on gay clothes and doing nothing To bee weary of the Sabbath and to wish it were gone Amos 8. 5. The not obseruing of Sabbaths lawfully ordained by the Church either through Neglect Contempt The mis-spending of them which fault is common especially in the Feast of Christs Natiuity to vanity and sinne the summe of the second Table Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe Leuit. 19. 18. Mat. 22. 39. Rom. 13. 8 9. In which words we are to consider the Duty which is loue 1. Cor. 13. 1. Ioh. 4. 20 21 3. 14. and this loue must bee Vnfained Ro. 12. 9. 2. Cor. 6. 6. 1. Ioh. 3. 18. FerueÌ„t 1. Pet. 4. 8. 1. Pet. 1. 22. Obiect thy neighbour whereby is meant euery one that is neere vnto vâ— not onely in friendship as the Pharises imagined Math. 5. 43. or in place and dwelling as the word is commonly vsed but also in nature as euery man is being made of the same blood Act. 17. 26. the same flesh Esa. 58. 7. after the same image of God Gen. 9. 6. Howbeit of this loue there are degrees Gal. 6. 10. 1. Tim. 5. 8. Gen. 2. 24. Manner as thy selfe Mat. 7. 12 that is as thou oughtest to loue thy selfe in regard both of the loue Naturall whereby thou desâ—est thine own good and safety as the preseruation of thy Life and health Wiues chastity Goods Good name c. Spirituall whereby thou desirest and seekest the saluation of thy soule and the meanes thereof The division of the second Table The commandements of the second Table coÌ„cerne such duties and vices as are either Peculiar to some sorts of men as of Superiours to inferiours Inferiours to superiours as in the 5. Commandement CoÌ„mon to all they forbid such sins against the neighbour as either Haue the consent of the will to doe them and they are committed against the Person as in the sixth Commandement Adiuncts of the Person whether Inward as Chastity in the seuenth CoÌ„mandement Outward as Goods in the 8. CommaÌ„dement Good name in the ninth Goe before the consent of the will as concupiscence in the tenth Commandement The fifth Commandement The Affirmatiue part Commanding the duties of superiours and inferiours Which are either Generall to all Superiours Inferiours Peculiar to some The generall duties of all superiours 1. To shew themselues worthy of honour that as they would bee honoured as Parents so they should behaue themselues as Parents 2. To carry themselues moderately and modestly towards their inferiours Deut. 17. 20. 3. To shew grauity answerable to their dignity Iob 29. 8. 4. To goe before their inferiours according to knowledge in the example of good life 1. Pet. 3. 7. Psal. 101 2. The general dutie of all inferiours is to honour their superiours this honour is partly Inward viz. a reuerent estimation of them according to their superiority Outward of the Signe according to the manner of the countrey as to Rise vp to them Iob 29. 8. Goe to meet them Gen. 18. 2. Bow the knee and put off the hat Gen. 18. 2. Stand before them Iob 29. 8. Gen. 18. 8. Giue them the precedence 1. King 2. 19. Be silent when they speak Iob 29 9 10. Vse words of reuerence 1. Pet. 3. 6. Gen. 31. 35. 42. 10. 1. Sam. 1. 15. Deed to minister vnto them as iust occasion is offered Genes 18. 4 5. c. Mat. 8 9. The Negatiue part Forbidding the offences of Superiours Inferiours Opp. To Shew themselues vnworthy of honour Carry themselues Insolently towards their inferiours Lightly before theÌ„ Dissolutely before theÌ„ Opp. To Despise superiours Behaue our selues towards them Vnreuerently Vndutifully Speciall duties Superiours are such as haue any preeminence aboue vs whether it be in Excellency onely and that in respect of gifts they haue Receiued as all our betters whether in gifts Inward as of the minde Outward as Age as the Ancient Pro. 16. 31. Degree by reason of Birth as Noblemen and Gentlemen Wealth Bestowed on vs as our Benefactors Authority also as our Gouernours Of Superiours in gifts receiued of God as our betters which signification in our modesty is to be extended to those who are our superiours or equals in any gifts though perhaps inferiours in others Phil. 2. 3. Rom. 12. 10. And first of superiours in the gifts of the minde as learning Arts wisedome vertue c. their duty is In humility to acknowledge their gifts to bee committed vnto them as talents whereof they are to giue a strait account Willingly to expose them to the Glory of God Maâ— 25. Good of others 1. Cor. 12. 7. The duties of inferiours toward their superiours in the gifts of the mind viz. to Acknowledge ingenuously the gifts of God where they are and in that degree wherein they are to praise God for them c. Reuerence the party in whom they are Seeke